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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank90117
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.382 %1.763 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£374
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£27.50
Average hourly rate£35.00£27.50
% change on same period last year+27.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.77£26.01
% change on same period last year+14.46 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads217397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.349 %0.426 %
Daily rates quoted5180
Average minimum daily rate£276£346
Average daily rate£287£366
% change on same period last year-21.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2344
Average minimum hourly rate£21.79£16.85
Average hourly rate£23.27£17.74
% change on same period last year+31.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.75£18.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Computer Science UKComputer Science
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Scotland Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Computer Science across the Scotland region.

Scotland Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the Scotland region.

Scotland Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GlasgowUp+151--
DundeeNo change01--
Computer Science UKComputer Science
UK

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Computer Science.

112 (100.00 %)Degree
29 (75.00 %)JBoss
38 (66.67 %)Windows
38 (66.67 %)Oracle
46 (50.00 %)SOAP
46 (50.00 %)Linux
46 (50.00 %)Apache
46 (50.00 %)JMS
46 (50.00 %)HTTP
46 (50.00 %)SSL
46 (50.00 %)Oracle HTTP Server
46 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
46 (50.00 %)Firewall
46 (50.00 %)Clustering
46 (50.00 %)WebSphere
54 (33.33 %)OO
54 (33.33 %)SQL Server
63 (25.00 %)WebServices
63 (25.00 %)J2EE
63 (25.00 %)MySQL
63 (25.00 %)Java
63 (25.00 %)Tomcat
63 (25.00 %)WebLogic
63 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
63 (25.00 %)AJAX
72 (16.67 %)WebLogic Portal
72 (16.67 %)Finance
72 (16.67 %)Education
72 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (16.67 %)Software Engineering

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (50.00 %)SOAP
16 (50.00 %)JMS
16 (50.00 %)WebSphere
23 (25.00 %)J2EE
23 (25.00 %)AJAX
23 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (8.333 %)XML
31 (8.333 %)ActiveX
31 (8.333 %)HTML
31 (8.333 %).NET
31 (8.333 %).NET Remoting
31 (8.333 %).NET Framework
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (75.00 %)JBoss
26 (50.00 %)Apache
26 (50.00 %)Oracle HTTP Server
33 (25.00 %)Tomcat
33 (25.00 %)WebLogic
42 (16.67 %)WebLogic Portal
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (50.00 %)HTTP
16 (50.00 %)SSL
16 (50.00 %)Firewall
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (33.33 %)SQL Server
23 (25.00 %)MySQL
32 (16.67 %)OLAP
32 (16.67 %)Data Mining
32 (16.67 %)Oracle OLAP
41 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
12 (16.67 %)Education
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Administrator
23 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
32 (16.67 %)Technical Specialist
41 (8.333 %)Junior Tester
41 (8.333 %)Software Tester
41 (8.333 %).NET Developer
41 (8.333 %)Developer
41 (8.333 %)Tester
41 (8.333 %)Junior
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (50.00 %)Clustering
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (66.67 %)Windows
26 (50.00 %)Linux
31 (8.333 %)OS/2
31 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
24 (33.33 %)OO
33 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
42 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
42 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (8.333 %)Use Case
51 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
51 (8.333 %)UML
51 (8.333 %)OOD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)Java
22 (16.67 %)C#
22 (16.67 %)C++
31 (8.333 %)DHTML
31 (8.333 %)SQL
31 (8.333 %)Transact-SQL
31 (8.333 %)Assembly Language
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (100.00 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)MSMQ
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (66.67 %)Oracle
21 (8.333 %)Red Hat